because of wrong bashrc that I used for settings the env variables for

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KDE_SRC and KDE_BUILD.

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But after I got that clear (a friend helped me through), the cmakekde

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on kdesupport+kdelibs+phonon+kdebase took about an hour and a half,

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excluding the source-code download time (it took really long due to my

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slow internet connection).

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Glad I could help! Considering the ENTIRE time, it took me about a

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month (I know its too long but I gave up every time it gave errors,

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and did not try again till a week or so) to setup KDE from trunk. And

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of course, I don't mind my response being put on the wiki if it helps.

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Actually, I just posted a small and simple walkthrough on my blog for

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building KDE from trunk beside the stable distro-provided KDE. Take a

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look, if it helps either,

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http://31shebang.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/kde-from-the-trunk/

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-- Viranch

Revision as of 01:37, 5 October 2010

I am interested in compiling KDE SC on a stock ubuntu-server distribution in under 7 days, and then updating the documentation so that a new contributor to KDE can do this in under 6 days. I think the huge up-front commitment to build from trunk is a barrier to entry for new contributors.

Here is a list of documentation that I am consulting and working on. They are listed in order from http://kde.org/community/getinvolved/, a place where new contributors can start, and is hierarchal based on hyper links. Action that is required is also included on this list. Ultimately, this should result in a runnable system.

Latest problem with kdesrc-build method

Kernel panic during git update on qt-copy

Testimonial

I also read that you wanted to know how long the build process takes
for new comers. In that regard, I had a very hard and long time at
first understanding the process of building trunk besides my stable
KDE. I tried building it several times, but every time it gave some
compilation errors in different pieces of codes. This was may be
because of wrong bashrc that I used for settings the env variables for
KDE_SRC and KDE_BUILD.

But after I got that clear (a friend helped me through), the cmakekde
on kdesupport+kdelibs+phonon+kdebase took about an hour and a half,
excluding the source-code download time (it took really long due to my
slow internet connection).

Glad I could help! Considering the ENTIRE time, it took me about a
month (I know its too long but I gave up every time it gave errors,
and did not try again till a week or so) to setup KDE from trunk. And
of course, I don't mind my response being put on the wiki if it helps.
Actually, I just posted a small and simple walkthrough on my blog for
building KDE from trunk beside the stable distro-provided KDE. Take a
look, if it helps either,
http://31shebang.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/kde-from-the-trunk/